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Don’t search with your eyes

December 11, 2017 Arlo Finch, Books, Highland, How-To, Projects

When working of paper edits, I’ve found the fastest solution is to stop scrolling altogether and use the built-in search function.

Writing Other Things

Episode - 318

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September 19, 2017 Books, Broadway, How-To, International, Scriptnotes, Television, Transcribed, Writing Process

John and Craig welcome back Aline Brosh McKenna to talk about writing projects outside the familiar constraints of screenwriting. We discuss the surprises and adjustments involved in the creative processes of different media: Aline’s graphic novel Jane, Craig’s HBO miniseries Chernobyl, and John’s original song, “Rise.” We also dig into why screenwriters sometimes need to […]

Advice for Lost Time Travelers

April 27, 2017 How-To

If I were deposited somewhere on Earth, somewhere in time, how could I figure out where and when I was?

Twelve Days of Scriptnotes

November 15, 2016 Film Industry, How-To, Scriptnotes, Television, Transcribed, Writing Process

In this very special episode from 2014, Craig and John welcome special guests Aline Brosh McKenna, Rachel Bloom, B.J. Novak, Jane Espenson and Derek Haas to talk about writing books, movies and especially television.

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